Outnumbered9pm, BBC1

There have been sceptical noises made about the latest series, suggesting that it's lapsing into self-parody and dull convention. However, it remains by a long distance the finest mainstream British sitcom of recent years. Tonight's isn't the strongest episode, mind, revolving around the parents' evening for Ben, who at 11 is emerging as a distinctly unusual boy. Meanwhile, we see Karen undergo a rare moment of hurt. Stick with this series; it ends magnificently. David Stubbs

New Order: Their Story9pm, Sky Arts 1

With Peter Hook performing Joy Division albums live around the world, and three quarters of New Order deciding to get back together without him, band relations aren't exactly peachy at the moment. Better, then, to look back on friendlier times with this excellent 1993 documentary, in which Hook, Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris, along with manager Rob Gretton and Factory boss Tony Wilson, discuss their history, including the early days of Joy Division. It's followed by New Order: A Collection Live, a compilation of music videos and performances. Rebecca Nicholson

DCI Banks9pm, ITV1

Banks, the hero of the detective fiction of Peter Robinson, is a no-nonsense type of character. Not for him the idiosyncrasies and informalities of the TV cop. Instead, Banks (Stephen Tompkinson) plays with an utterly straight and professional bat, the right-thinking man in the street given a badge and a roll of incident tape. Tonight's ongoing investigations into the fiery demise of folk on Yorkshire narrowboats continue methodically, after the gore of last week, the show making its mark with the characterisations of grumpy fellow officers and Banks's own rather taciturn style. John Robinson

8 Out Of 10 Cats10.30pm, Channel 4

Channel 4 must be struggling for shows to fill their once-feted Friday night slot, as 8 Out Of 10 Cats, which finished its 11th series a mere month ago, is already back for another outing. Jon Richardson, now firmly ensconced in the role of "team captain who is not as funny as Sean Lock", is joined by comedian Holly Walsh, while Lock, whose quick, absurdist turns of phrase are forever the strongest element of this tired format, gets some help on the one-liner front from Richard Ayoade. Gwilym Mumford

Modern Family8pm, Sky1

If the precocious kids of Outnumbered are too much for you, then the only other vaguely watchable family sitcom of recent times returns for a third series this week. Not much has changed: Phil is still desperate to prove he's man enough to be Jay's son-in-law, hence the family visit to a "dude ranch". Equally, gay couple Mitch and Cam wonder whether they've got what it takes to adopt a baby boy. Sam Richards

An Idiot Abroad9pm, Sky1

The first series of An Idiot Abroad, while proving a ratings success, received rather muted reviews, with some suggestions that the Karl Pilkington "character" had lapsed into laboured cliche. Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, still vociferously rejecting suggestions that Karl is nothing more than a comedic construction, have decided that the strongest response to such criticism is to force their lugubrious underling further into the wild unknown. This opening episode finds Karl interacting with a Vanuatu tribe who worship Prince Philip, before being forced to don a grass skirt and fend for himself on a deserted island. Gwilym Mumford